
Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced the appointment of Shri Mukesh Agrawal as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective from February 13, 2024. Agrawal will succeed Shri S.K Mehta, who held the position of Executive Director (Finance) previously.
Before joining Coal India Limited as Director (Finance), he served as an Executive Director at NLC India Limited, a Navratna Company. With over three decades of experience in both private and public sectors, including stints at ITI Limited, IRCON International Ltd, and NLC India Limited, Agrawal brings a wealth of expertise to his new role.
His extensive experience spans various industries, including rubber, spinning, telecommunication, construction, power, lignite, and coal. Within the finance domain, Agrawal has demonstrated proficiency in areas such as accounts, treasury, taxation, costing, budgeting, inventory management, debtors and fund management, digitization, policy formulation, system improvement, and International Finance Corporation (IFC) compliance.
Notably, Agrawal previously served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at NUPPL, a prominent subsidiary of NLC India Limited, where he made significant contributions to lignite, power pricing, and regulatory affairs.